Wind-deflector



G. GLAUDEL. wmp DEFLECTOR. APPLICATIQN FILED SEPT-Z2, 1919.

Patented Oct. 11,- 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GLAUDEL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-Ill/TENTS, OF FIFTY BER CENT. TO GEORGE L. MITCHELL, OF SANTA MONICA,CALI- FORNIA.

WIND-DEFLECTOR.

Patented 0st. 11, 1921.

Application filed September 22, 1919. Serial No. 325,485.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn GLA'UDEL, a

citizen of France residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angelesand State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements infind-Deflectors, of which the following is a specification.

.My object is to make a wind deflector and my invention consists of thenovel features herein shown. described and claimed.

Figure 1 a fragmentary perspective showing a wind deflector embodyingthe principles of my invention in use upon a main wind shield frame.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of one of the wind deflector mountings, thewind deflector glass being broken away and shown in section, the viewbeing takenl-ooking in the direction indicated by the arrows 2 in Figs.1 and 3. I

Fig. 3 is a side elevation looking in the direction indicated by thearrow 3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional detail upon an enlarged scale on aplane parallel with Fig. 2 and on the line 41-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional detail on the lines 5-5 of Figs. 2 and3.

The main wind shieldconstruction 1 has glass plates 2 and 3 providedwith metal side bar frames 1 and 5, screw threaded studs extendingoutwardly from the side bars 1 and 5 through bearings 6 and 7 in thesupporting frame 8, and wing nuts 9 and 10 are mounted upon the studs topivotally mount the plates 2 and 3.

In applying my wind deflector I remove the wing nuts 9 and 10 and applythe wind deflector mountings 11 and 12. The mountings 11 and 12 aresubstantially alike and the details of the mounting 12 are shown inFigs. 2, 3, 1 and 5 and are as follows: The bearing 18 fits upon thescrew threaded stud against the bearing 7 and the wing nut 10 fits uponthe stud against the bean ing 13. The arm 11 extends straight down fromthe bearing 13 and the arm 15 is formed integral with the arm 14 andbearing 13 and extends laterally at right angles to the arm 14. A bolthole 16 is formed vertically through the outer end of the arm 15. Thebearing 17 has a washer 18 recessed into its upper face and a washer 19recessed into its lower face. A clamping bolt 20 is inserted upwardlythrough the hearing 17 and through the bolt hole 16 and a ner face 25. areturn bend 26 extends from the opposite end of the bar2d from the arm22. A bar 27 extends from the opposite end of the return bend 26 fromthe bar 25 and has an inclined inner. face 28. A gripping wedge 29 itsagainst the inclined inner face 28 and has a straight inner face 30parallel with the face 25 and has recesses 31 extending from the face3(1 Cushions 32 and 33 are placed against the faces 25 and 30 and thewind deflector glass 34 is inserted between the cushions.

The wedge 29 has flanges. 35 between which the bar 27 operates and aclamping screw 36 is tapped through the bearing 37 and through the bar27 at anacute angle relative to the face 30, and the inner end 01": thescrew 86 engages shoulders 38, 39 and 410 formed in the outer face ofthe wedge 29 so that when the parts are in place and the screw 86 isdriven inwardly against one of the shoulders, 38, 39 or 410, the wedge29 is moved inwardly to tighten upon the glass 31 and securely hold theglass.

The mounting 11 is exactly like the mounting 12 and the bearing 13 ofthe wind shield and it is simple in construction,

easily applied, easily adjusted and not liable to get out of order. Themountings 11 and 12 may be readily adjusted up and down on the glass 31and may be adjusted to and from each other to fit the various supportingside bars and the wind deflector is applied to an automobile main windshield without clamping to the supporting side bars and without in anyway covering up or disfiguring the supporting side bars.

When the parts hare been properly assembled and ready to be applied to amain wind shield it is only necessary to remove the wing nuts 9 and 10,place the bearings 13 upon the studs and then replace the wing bearings13. r

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a wind shield deflector, a glass holding clamp comprising a barhaving a straight inner face, a return bend extending from one end ofthe bar, a second bar extending from the opposite end of the return bendfrom the first bar and having a straight inclined inner face inopposition to the first straight face, a gripping wedge fitting againstthe inclined inner face and having a straight inner face parallel withthe first straight face, and a clamping screw tapped through the secondbar at an acute angle to the straight face and adapted to engage thewedge so that when the glass plateis placed between the straightparallel face and the screwmanipulated the wedge is operated to clampthe glass and hold it inplace. K

2. An automobile wind deflector comprising a deflector plate andl1anger, the latter havin means for attachment to a su ortin V a: parton the vehicle, and having an arm with a slotted portion to receive theedge of the deflector plate, said means including a wedge complementaryto the slot, and a screw tapped through one side of the slot and adaptedto engage the wedge.

23. An automobilewind deflector compris-I ing a glass plate and ahanger, the latter having means-for attachment to asupporting part onthe vehicle, and having an arm with a slotted portion to receive theedge of the plate, and means on said portion to frictionally clamp'theinserted plate in the slot,one

wall of the slot inclined relative to the other, said means including awedge complemena slotted portion to receive the edge of the plate, andmeans on said portion to frictionally clamp the inserted plate in theslot, one' wall of the slot inclined relative to the other, said meansincluding a wedge complementary to the slot and having a notched back,and a screw threaded in one wall of the slot and engageable with saidback.

5. An automobile wind deflector comprising a deflector and hanger, thelatter having means tor attachment to a supporting part on the vehicle,and having an arm with a slotted portion to receive theedge of thedeflector plate, saidmeans includinga wedge complementary to the slot,the wedge and slot having a tongue and groove connection permitting oflongitudinal movement of the wedge, and a clamping screw tapped throughthe side of the slot at an angle to said wedge so as to en 'a 'e thesame and move it into wed in b b k: b

